Occupy Rochester Preparing for Phase III of the Movement

<div id="yiv1416230300"><div style="text-align:center;"><p style="text-align: left;">March 28, 2012</p><div style="text-align: left;">[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"drupalimc_large","fid":"3739","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image media-image-right","style":"float: right;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rochester, NY -- The decision came down today that Judge Frazee did not grant an injunction to stop the City of Rochester from evicting the Occupy Rochester protest encampment.&nbsp;&nbsp; Although Occupy Rochester disagrees with the decision the movement has been preparing for a transition taking Occupy Rochester into Phase III of movement occupying our workplaces, homes, and schools.<br><!--break--><br>The Phase I was the birth of the Occupy movement. Ignited by the fight against the greed and corruption of the 1% and the economic inequality plaguing our communities, the 99% were inspired by occupations all over the country and around the world to take back their power. This phase was marked a by free speech battles over open public squares to engage in public discourse and a People’s direct democracy.<br><br>Phase II was characterized by a 139 day (to date) 24/7 occupation of Washington Square Park, possibly the longest of the Occupy encampments in northern cities.&nbsp; During Phase II the Occupy Rochester has held over 50 protests, over 70 teach-ins, and changed the discourse around inequality in the community.&nbsp; In addition, Occupy Rochester has been successful in transforming closed school board sessions into community controlled discussions, halting a foreclosure-related eviction keeping a family in their home, halting the Amtrak encampment eviction, and getting justice for workers at local chain restaurant.&nbsp;<br><br>For Phase III Occupy has already developed a network of working groups and allies in the Rochester&nbsp;community&nbsp;that beyond the confines of Washington Square Park. As a movement of the 99%, we aim to deepen these roots in the Rochester community while continuing to utilize our public spaces to broadcast our message. We will continue to hold General Assemblies in Washington Square Park, continue to organize protests, direct actions and advocacy campaigns through our working groups and stick to the core issues that have defined the Occupy Movement around the country:&nbsp; civil liberties, economic justice and the human rights for food, health care, housing, education, and living wage jobs.<br>You cannot evict an idea whose time has come.<br><br>For More Information Contact: OR Media Working Group<br>585-455-0961 or 585-208-2772</div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Read Judge Frazee's decision here:</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"drupalimc_small_left","fid":"3737","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"180"}}]][[{"type":"media","view_mode":"drupalimc_small_right","fid":"3738","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"180","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"180"}}]]</div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p>

<div id="yiv1416230300"> <div style="text-align:center;"> <p style="text-align: left;">March 28, 2012</p> <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="media media-element-container media-drupalimc_large media-float-right"><div id="file-3739" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/file/3739">Occupy Rochester Encampment 12-1-11_1.jpg</a></h2> <div class="content"> <a href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/Occupy%20Rochester%20Encampment%2012-1-11_1.jpg?width=500&amp;height=500" class="colorbox-load" alt="" style="float: right;"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/styles/drupalimc_large/public/Occupy%20Rochester%20Encampment%2012-1-11_1.jpg?itok=R_mCQ6sX" alt="" title="" /></a> </div> </div> </div></div> <div style="text-align: left;">Rochester, NY -- The decision came down today that Judge Frazee did not grant an injunction to stop the City of Rochester from evicting the Occupy Rochester protest encampment.   Although Occupy Rochester disagrees with the decision the movement has been preparing for a transition taking Occupy Rochester into Phase III of movement occupying our workplaces, homes, and schools.<br /> <!--break--><p><br />The Phase I was the birth of the Occupy movement. Ignited by the fight against the greed and corruption of the 1% and the economic inequality plaguing our communities, the 99% were inspired by occupations all over the country and around the world to take back their power. This phase was marked a by free speech battles over open public squares to engage in public discourse and a People’s direct democracy.<br /><br />Phase II was characterized by a 139 day (to date) 24/7 occupation of Washington Square Park, possibly the longest of the Occupy encampments in northern cities.  During Phase II the Occupy Rochester has held over 50 protests, over 70 teach-ins, and changed the discourse around inequality in the community.  In addition, Occupy Rochester has been successful in transforming closed school board sessions into community controlled discussions, halting a foreclosure-related eviction keeping a family in their home, halting the Amtrak encampment eviction, and getting justice for workers at local chain restaurant. <br /><br />For Phase III Occupy has already developed a network of working groups and allies in the Rochester community that beyond the confines of Washington Square Park. As a movement of the 99%, we aim to deepen these roots in the Rochester community while continuing to utilize our public spaces to broadcast our message. We will continue to hold General Assemblies in Washington Square Park, continue to organize protests, direct actions and advocacy campaigns through our working groups and stick to the core issues that have defined the Occupy Movement around the country:  civil liberties, economic justice and the human rights for food, health care, housing, education, and living wage jobs.<br />You cannot evict an idea whose time has come.<br /><br />For More Information Contact: OR Media Working Group<br />585-455-0961 or 585-208-2772</p></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Read Judge Frazee's decision here:</strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="media media-element-container media-drupalimc_small_left"><div id="file-3737" class="file file-application file-application-pdf"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/file/3737">frazee-or-decision part 1.pdf</a></h2> <div class="content"> <a href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/frazee-or-decision%20part%201.pdf" alt="" class="media-image" height="180" width="180"><img width="180" height="180" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/styles/media_thumbnail/public/media-icons/default/application-octet-stream.png?itok=FJGVP5SF" alt="" /><br>frazee-or-decision part 1.pdf</a> </div> </div> </div><div class="media media-element-container media-drupalimc_small_right"><div id="file-3738" class="file file-application file-application-pdf"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/file/3738">frazee-or-decision part 2.pdf</a></h2> <div class="content"> <a href="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/frazee-or-decision%20part%202.pdf" alt="" class="media-image" height="180" width="180"><img width="180" height="180" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://rochester.indymedia.org/sites/default/files/styles/media_thumbnail/public/media-icons/default/application-octet-stream.png?itok=FJGVP5SF" alt="" /><br>frazee-or-decision part 2.pdf</a> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <p> </p>